Hogo No Yujin (Protective Friend)
Episode 73– Escape from Danger

"Ah, the trail stops here." Tanaka stop. He found no other traces of soil friction anywhere. Right in front of them was a tall steep cliff. In another place not far from them, Zai also found animal footprints.

"Are we emerging from here?" ask Takana.

"Over right from up there." Tanaka pointed to the top of his cliff.

"Eh? Falling from that height are we still alive?"

"We may fall into the trees. So it can ease the pain."

"My head is hurt, you know!" Dylan pointed at the wound on his head. Then Takana again wiped the blood on his darling head.

For now they don't know where to go. Takana wants to go around the place. But Dylan wants to go back to his brother. So now their goal is to travel around that world and find their way back to their original world.

"Hey, I found a river!" Zai shouted from behind the tree calling his other friends. Tanaka, Takana and Dylan followed Zai. Until they finally arrived at the river.

"Take it! Source of water!" Takana went straight to the river and raised his hand to take the water and drink it.

While Dylan cleaned the wound on his head with water. After that, he drank the river water as well. Then accidentally, he sees Tanaka urinating next to him.

Dylan quickly spewed out his water, then hit Tanaka hard. "Uhuk! Fuck you!"

Tanaka turned his back to Dylan, then tidied up his pants. Then after that he returned to face the shorter Dylan with an innocent look. "Eh what? I can't stand that."

Just as Dylan wanted to reply to her, Takana suddenly shouted from behind Dylan. He calls Dylan and Tanaka to see what he finds. The two men followed Takana. Apparently from behind the bush, there was already Zai who was crouching in front of a cliff close to the waterfall.

But that's not what Takana wants to show. But some of the flying islands are in the middle of the lake down there. They look so beautiful from where they stand. But Tanaka knew it wasn't a safe place.

"We'd better get out of here." Tanaka turned around, leaving her place.

A confused Takana asked, "Eh what's up, Onii-chan?"

"The island is the territory of the Eagle Nation. We could be good food for them if we get caught." Tanaka answered, then pulled his sister's hand to get out of there. They all left that place. They walked along the stream, hoping to find something useful.

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Until the evening, the four of them still found nothing but a strange tree that grew without fruit. Takana started complaining of hunger. Fortunately, in the bag found by Tanaka there are still some fruits. They also rest on the river to eat and drink.

But Dylan did not feel full just by eating fruits. He also approached the river. There is a large pool, but not so deep.

"About here there's no fish, huh?" ask Dylan.

"You want fish?" Tanaka stood up from his place. He took out his katana, and went into the river. "I'll take tangkepin for you. It's easy."

"Ah okay ..." As Dylan thought, there were no cooking utensils in that place. So he needed firewood to make a fire as a lighting material. "Then, I'll find firewood."

"I want to come! Come along!" Takana stood up, then finished the apple until it was not left. Dylan naturally allowed him to come along to accompany her. So they left too. Zai warned the two of them not to go too far. Takana and Dylan just nodded, then left.

"Didn't our papa let them go?" zai asked Tanaka who was still busy looking for swimming fish.

After seeing the shadow of the fish, Tanaka immediately thrust his katana into the water. Then he lifted it up and found it. "Yeah! I got fish!"

"You don't hear me, do you?!"

"Denger, really! Let them go. If there's anything, we just follow them." Tanaka throws the fish to Zai. Zai caught it, then looked for a container to store the fish. But because he did not find anything, so he just put on his finding bag for a while.

After that Zai stood up and patted his pants. "I'm helping fish, huh."

"Can you?"

"It can, it can!"

Zai moved from his place and approached the pool. As he wanted to get into the water, suddenly Zai's body emitted a blue light. And Tanaka too. Both were amazed and looked at each other. Slowly, they disappeared with the blue light.

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Tanaka opened his eyes and saw himself in a room. The first thing he saw was a bed and a window. Then the person he saw in front of him was Shikoo.

"Eh, am I back?" Tanaka looked around. The floor he stepped on was a magic circle. Beside him was Zai. But he didn't see Dylan and Takana.

"Huh ..." Shikoo looks exhausted and his body wants to fall down. But Asuka immediately hugged her little body. It turned out that everything was gathered in a room room that was none other than Shikoo's room. Only Irvan, Bell and Leaa were not there.

"Who? Just the two of you? Where's my sister going?" fely asked quickly after realizing that his sister had not appeared inside the magic circle he had created.

Tanaka looked in all directions and was shocked. "Oh yes! Takana doesn't exist either!"

"Before the two of them went together to find firewood." Said Zai.

"Don't you think they're still in the Beast world?!"

"Eh where is it? Where's where???" Fely shook Tanaka's body to ask for the man's answer immediately. "Say, where's my sister?!"

"Di–dia is still in the Beast World." Tanaka answered and then touched Fely's shoulders to calm him down. "My sister was there too. What exactly have you guys done?"

"My attitude is not enough ..." Shikoo said with a breath of breath. He was no longer strong if he used his teleportation power anymore. It could hurt him if he continues to be forced.

"So that's why you can only give my sister back?" tanaka asked, then approached Shikoo who was hugging Asuka.

"You think using that power is as easy as killing a chicken, huh?!" Instantly Shikoo's appearance changes to Kuroo completely. The man pushed Tanaka violently. "Please don't force my sister too hard!"

"E–eh yes. Sorry, bang!" Tanaka put both hands together, then retreated backwards.

"So now what about my sister?" fely asked in a soft tone. But Kuroo still let out his voice loudly.

"You wait for your sister to come back! They're both men, right? It must be strong just to survive in another world!"

"The thing is my brother's a rookie, you know!" Fely then snapped back at him.

"Trust me that your sister will be strong!" Kuroo kept replying to him, then pointed at Fely. "You don't want your sister to do anything. So do I! If you force my sister to unleash her powers, she could get hurt!"

"Ugh, sorry." Fely lowered his head, then slightly retreated from Kuroo.

Kuroo folded his hands forward, then glanced in the other direction. "Huff, calm down you two. Don't you guys ever lose a sister." Kuroo disappeared and now his appearance became like Shiroo completely. The figure was leaning on Asuka's shoulder.

"Huh ..." Asuka stroked Shiroo's head and said, "We let Shiroo rest until his strength is restored. Don't you worry. Dylan and Takana will be fine."

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"I think this is enough." Tanaka has collected wood. Then he looked over to check on Dylan. "What about you, Dylan-san?"

"I've been too. Let's go back before dark." Dylan picked up the wood he needed, then he left first back downstream of the river. Takana followed him from behind. He conjures two fireballs flying to the front of the road as illumination.

But when they returned, they did not see Tanaka and Zai anywhere. The two thought that Tanaka and Zai went to look for food. Dylan put down the wood, and so did Takana.

"They'll be right back, right?" takana Mummings.

Dylan checked the bag. He found a raw fish in there. Only one, then he went wild looking for traces of his two friends. "Any ... Didn't they say they'd wait here?"

"Ja–so Onii-chan has disappeared? He can't possibly leave us, can he?" tanya Takana was getting anxious.

"It is impossible ..." Dylan muttered. He looked at the sky. The sun has set. Takana was still using his fireball as lighting for the place.

Srek ....

Dylan and Takana immediately turned their heads as soon as they heard the sound of footprints stepping on the grass. Dylan approached Takana and whispered to her. "Turn off the fire."

"Eh, kenap–" Not only asked, suddenly came out a creature from inside the bush near them. Reflexing in surprise, Takana and Dylan unintentionally shouted. They stay away from the creature.

"Sign .. ung ...."

When noticed, it turns out that the creature is not a wild animal. Dylan and Takana saw him like a little goat who was injured because his hair was covered in blood.

Boldly, Dylan approached the creature and tried to touch it. But just touching the creature's soft hair, Takana suddenly felt something coming quickly. Then suddenly an arrow appeared in front of Takana.

Takan and Dylan were shocked by the presence of the weapon. Quickly, Takana invites Dylan to run. But Dylan remained silent. He looked at the creature with pity, then he carried the creature and carried it away with Takana.

"Ke–why did you bring the creature?" ask Takana while running. Then he took out two blue fireballs as street lighting so that they could see in the darkness of the forest.

"A–I don't know. I just feel sorry for him!" answer Dylan quickly. Then suddenly there was another arrow stuck in the tree in front of the two of them. Dylan and Takana turn. They do not know where to go, the important thing is to run first.

Dylan looked back while running. But he kept watching the road ahead of him. Behind him it was very dark. He didn't even know what kind of creature was chasing him.

Dylan looked back at the road. He glanced towards the fireball Takana was carrying and immediately had an idea. "Takana. Point the fireball in the other direction. It could attract the attention of the creatures that chase us."

"Ah great idea, Dylan!"

"Shhhh!! Don't be so hard."

"Ups!" Takana flicked his finger, then instantly the two fireballs went straight in the other direction. Takana and Dylan ran away from the fireball. Not far away, they stopped behind a tree.

As expected Dylan, the sound of the footprints of the creature chasing him was getting away. They are most likely chasing the light. So now is Dylan and Takan's chance to find a safer place.

When it was safe, they ran back. Before long, Takana stopped because he saw something. He patted Dylan on the shoulder. "Dylan-san's chat. I saw the light from there."

"Are we samperin?" Dylan also saw the light.

"Come on. But be careful."

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To be continued –